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FlashForge AD5X vs Voron 0.2

Compare hardware, build volume, printing specifications, dated prices and sources.

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FlashForge AD5X vs Voron 0.2 — documented properties and sources
PropertyFlashForge AD5XCOREXYVoron 0.2COREXY
Identity
BrandFlashForgeVoron Design
ClassCOREXYCOREXY
Identity & Market
Manufacturer & exact marketed model name (verify the exact product identity first)Flashforge AD5X, sold as "AD5X - Multicolor 3D Printer for High-Speed, Full-Color Printing"[1][2]Voron 0.2, current revision R1. Sold under kit vendors' names: "Voron V0.2-S1 (R1) 3D Printer Kit by LDO & HoneyBadger", "Voron 0.2 R1 Latest Version CoreXY 3D Printer Kit" (Formbot)[3][4]
Street price (USD; dated snapshot per entry)$399.00 sale against a $549.00 compare-at price on flashforge.com, in stock, with a further $50 off at checkout, checked Aug 2026. A refurbished AD5X is listed at $315.00[1][2]There is no single price: Voron is an open design and kits come from several vendors. Formbot's kit is $328.06 (was $349.00, 6% off), in stock, checked Aug 2026. The LDO & HoneyBadger V0.2-S1 kit is $639.99 but sold out. Neither figure includes printed parts unless the option is selected[3][4]
Variants & sibling models — and how to tell them apart (spec-contamination risk)Shares the 220 mm Adventurer chassis with the 5M and 5M Pro but differs on the points that matter: 300 °C nozzle (vs 280 °C), 4-colour IFS unit, NO air filtration, NO auto shutdown, and a 300 mm/s print speed against a 600 mm/s travel speed. 3DJake and eolasprints both describe it as open-frame[1][5][6][7]Two things get conflated. First, revision: R1 is the current one, adding a filament-runout sensor, MR85 bearings and fastener changes. Second, kit vendor: the LDO/HoneyBadger S1 kit ships an SKR Pico, E3D Revo, HoneyBadger dual-sided PEI/CF bed and 200 W supply, while the Formbot kit ships a TZ V6 or Dragon hotend and a 150 W supply, so hotend and PSU specs are vendor-specific, not model-specific. Printed parts are an extra on both[3][4]
Physical & Frame
Build volume X×Y×Z (mm) — advertised vs actually usable220 x 220 x 220 mm advertised[1][5]120 x 120 x 120 mm[3][4]
Frame construction & materialNot documentedAluminium-extrusion CoreXY frame with acrylic panels (LDO kit); the LDO/HoneyBadger build uses a 100 mm top hat. X axis on a genuine HIWIN rail, Y and Z on HoneyBadger stainless rails[3]
Enclosure: open / enclosed; panel material; door/lidOpen frame, no enclosure and no air filtration — FlashForge's own table records "Air Filtration: No". Chamber lighting and remote monitoring are listed as expandable options rather than fitted[1][6]Enclosed by acrylic panels in the LDO kit[3]
Kinematics & Motion Hardware
Kinematics (bedslinger i3 / CoreXY / other)CoreXY[6]CoreXY with the build plate moving in Z[3][4]
X-axis guide type (rods / linear rails / V-wheels; size)Not documentedGenuine HIWIN linear rail on X in the LDO kit[3]
Speed & Acceleration
Max print speed (claimed, mm/s)FlashForge publishes two separate figures: max travel speed 600 mm/s and max print speed 300 mm/s. The 300 mm/s print figure is the one that describes printing[1][5]250 mm/s max print speed, 300 mm/s max travel (Formbot kit listing). This is a kit-vendor figure, not a Voron Design specification[4]
Max acceleration (claimed, mm/s²)20,000 mm/s2 maximum (manufacturer claim)[1][5]Not documented
Extruder
Type (direct drive / bowden) & design nameDirect drive, one extruder, fed by the 4-colour Intelligent Filament System (IFS)[1]Direct drive in a Mini Stealthburner toolhead with a picobilical board and umbilical cable (LDO kit)[3]
Hotend & Nozzle
Hotend design (proprietary/standard; quick-swap mechanism?)Not documentedKit-dependent: E3D Revo (Voron edition) in the LDO kit; TZ V6, Dragon standard-flow or Dragon high-flow in the Formbot kit[3][4]
Max nozzle temp claimed AND firmware max temp limit (both values)300 °C claimed[1][5]300 °C on the Formbot kit listing. The LDO kit's E3D Revo has its own limit, not stated on the listing[4]
Stock nozzle size & sizes included in box0.4 mm default; 0.25, 0.6 and 0.8 mm optional[1][5]Not documented
Heated Bed & Surface
Max bed temp claimed AND firmware limit110 °C claimed[1][5]110 °C (Formbot kit listing)[4]
Bed surface (material, texture, coating), single/double-sidedPEI flexible spring-steel sheet[1][5]HoneyBadger dual-sided P-series plate in the LDO kit: smooth black PEI on one face, carbon fibre on the other, on a Kirigami mount with an edge-to-edge polyimide film heater[3]
Leveling & Z-Offset
Auto bed leveling: probe technology (inductive / strain gauge / load cell / touch probe)Automatic levelling; probe technology not named[1][5]Not documented
Filament Handling & Detection
Filament runout sensor (type, location)Filament detection fitted; type and location not published[1][5]Not documented
Multi-material/multi-color capability or official upgrade pathFour-colour printing via the integrated Intelligent Filament System (IFS), which handles filament switching[1]Not documented
Electronics & Power
Mainboard model & MCU (exact chip markings if teardowns exist)Not documentedKit-dependent. LDO kit: SKR Pico (LDO Edition) with a Raspberry Pi 4B as host[3]
PSU (brand, wattage, rail voltage)Not documented200 W (LDO kit) or 150 W (Formbot kit)[3][4]
Firmware & Openness
Firmware base & current version (Klipper fork / Marlin fork / proprietary)Not named by FlashForge; the supported slicers are Orca-Flashforge and OrcaSlicer[1]Klipper[3]
Connectivity, UI & Camera
WiFi (band/standard), Ethernet, USB ports, SD/flash-driveUSB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi[1][5]Not documented
Calibration Routines & QoL
Assembly level & time from unbox to first printNot documentedSelf-assembly kit. Printed parts are not included in the LDO kit (sourced separately, e.g. through Voron's Print It Forward); the Formbot kit offers them as an option[3][4]
Power-Loss & Interruption Recovery
Power-loss recovery: mechanism (how is state saved? capacitor / eeprom / file on shutdown?)Power-outage recovery supported; mechanism not published[1][5]Not documented
Materials Support
Officially supported filament listPETG, PLA, TPU95A, TPU64D-75D, PLA-CF, PETG-CF[1][5]Not documented

Manufacturer claims, independent measurements, packages and test conditions retain their source wording. FDM linear speed and resin vertical speed use different units and are not directly comparable. Unknown values are marked “Not documented”. Prices and source dates remain historical snapshots; check the linked guide for product details. Differences highlight text, not a universal winner.

Sources for this comparison

  1. Flashforge AD5X multicolour 3D printer product page flashforge.com · 2026-08 · vendor
  2. Flashforge store product feed (live prices and stock) flashforge.com · 2026-08 · vendor
  3. Voron V0.2-S1 (R1) kit by LDO & HoneyBadger fabreeko.com · 2026-08 · vendor
  4. Voron 0.2 R1 CoreXY kit (Formbot) formbot3d.com · 2026-08 · vendor
  5. FlashForge AD5X technical data table 3djake.com · 2026-08 · vendor
  6. Flashforge printer buyer's guide, 5M to Creator 5 eolasprints.com · 2026-08 · review
  7. Flashforge Adventurer 5M Pro product page flashforge.com · 2026-08 · vendor